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South Korea's launch of first space rocket fails
Oct 22, 2021 05:36President Moon Jae-in has stressed that his administration would press ahead with space projects after South Korea's first domestically built rocket failed to fully place a dummy satellite into orbit.
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North Korea launches new ballistic missile after US-S Korea talks: Seoul
Oct 19, 2021 09:36Seoul says North Korea has fired at least one ballistic missile off its east coast, shortly after the US and South Korean envoys met in Washington to discuss Pyongyang’s nuclear program.
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Only way South Korea can repair image is to return funds: Iran
Oct 14, 2021 03:41Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani says that the only way South Korea can repair its tainted image in Iran is by quickly returning billions of dollars in funds frozen in the country because of US pressure.
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North, South Korea talk on hotline after Pyongyang’s missile tests
Oct 04, 2021 05:07North and South Korea have restored their direct communication lines in a show of readiness to resume inter-Korean talks after Pyongyang conducted a series of missile tests in the span of a few weeks.
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Iran to let Central Bank sue S Korea if it fails to act on frozen funds, Amir-Abdollahian warns
Oct 03, 2021 08:59Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has warned that Tehran will not stop the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) from filing a lawsuit against South Korea over the freezing of Iranian assets in its banks under US pressure if Seoul fails to take practical strides to unblock the funds.
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Iran urges ‘quick access’ to its South Korea-held assets
Oct 01, 2021 04:52Iran’s foreign minister urges that South Korea provide the Islamic Republic with “quick access” to the funds that it has been withholding from the country under the banner of abiding by US sanctions.
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N Korea warns US it will enhance weapons development
Sep 30, 2021 07:11North Korea warns the United States that amid the absence of all change in Washington’s hostile policy towards Pyongyang, it is sure to power through with its weapons development programs.
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North Korea calls for US drill ban as path to end war
Sep 29, 2021 09:28At the United Nations this week, North Korea outlined the defensive nature of its nuclear weapons, which has been subject to US-led Security Council sanctions for more than a decade. Pyongyang also held out hope for dialogue with the US and South Korea. The remarks from North Korea follow the proposal made by South Korean President Moon Jae-in for a formal declaration to end the Korean War.
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North Korea says test-fired new hypersonic missile
Sep 29, 2021 05:34North Korea says it has successfully test-fired a newly-developed hypersonic missile, in a move it said is strategically significant in the development of the domestic nuclear weapons technology.
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North Korea says willing to resume inter-Korean talks based on mutual respect
Sep 26, 2021 10:20North Korea has expressed its readiness to resume inter-Korean talks on officially ending the 1950-53 Korean War based on mutual respect.